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The full-season program: feeding, crabgrass prevention and weed control.
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Straight answers on Central New York's most common yard problems, plus Jim Barrett's notebook.
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Weeds and Crabgrass in Central New York Lawns: What to Do and When
Why crabgrass, dandelions and clover take over lawns around Syracuse and Central New York, when to act each season, and how a thick lawn fights back.
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Thin, Patchy or Brown Lawn? What Is Causing It in Central New York
Thin, patchy or brown lawn in Central New York? Tell grubs from drought, compaction, salt and more, and learn when to aerate and seed around Syracuse.
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Why Are Mosquitoes So Bad in Central New York?
Why mosquitoes are so thick around Syracuse and Central New York, where they hide by day, and how treating those resting spots helps you enjoy the yard.
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Ticks and Fleas in Your Yard: A Central New York Guide
Where ticks and fleas wait in a Central New York yard, when ticks are active, and how treating those spots and simple habits help you enjoy the yard.
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Ants, Spiders and Wasps Around Your Home in Central New York
Ants, spiders, wasps and fall invaders around Central New York homes: how each gets in, when it shows up, and what exterior pest control covers.
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Grubs and Lawn Insects in Central New York: What Treats What
Grubs feed below the soil; chinch bugs, sod webworms and ants live on the surface. What each does to a Central New York lawn, and what treats it.
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By Happy Habitat
Stink Bugs, Boxelder Bugs and Other Fall Invaders in Central New York
Why stink bugs, boxelder bugs, cluster flies and lady beetles gather on Central New York homes in fall, how they get in, and how a fall treatment helps.
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By Happy Habitat
Leaves Left on the Lawn Over a Central New York Winter
What a thick layer of leaves does to a lawn over a Central New York winter, why matted patches show up at snowmelt, and when a fall leaf cleanup helps.
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By Happy Habitat
What Calcium Lime Does for Your Lawn: A Central New York Guide
What calcium lime is, what our Calcium and Lime Soil Treatment does, the signs your lawn may need it, and why fall is the time to put it down.
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From Jim's notebook
By Jim Barrett
Crabgrass Prevention vs. Seeding: What Homeowners Need to Know
Why spring grass seed so often fails once crabgrass prevention is down, and when to seed instead.
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By Jim Barrett
Why Fall Is the Best Time for Lawn Aeration and Overseeding
What aeration and overseeding do, why they work best together, and why fall is the time for both.
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By Jim Barrett
Why Your Lawn Might Be Brown, And That's OK!
Why a lawn turns brown in a dry spell, and how to water it back if you'd rather keep it green.
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By Jim Barrett
The Ultimate Guide to Mosquito Control in Central New York
Why Central New York has so many mosquitoes, and the steps that cut them down: standing water, yard care, treatments and more.
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The Best Time to Start Lawn Care for Cool-Season Lawns in Central New York
Why waiting for spring can put a Central New York lawn behind, and what each season is good for.
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By Jim Barrett
Pre-Emergent Weed Control and Grass Seed
Why grass seed and crabgrass preventer don't mix, and the two ways to plan around them.
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By Jim Barrett
7-Step vs. 5-Visit Lawn Care
Why more steps doesn't always mean more care: fewer visits that each do more, slow-release feeding and more time on every lawn.
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Weed Control and Fertilizer: Lawn Care Tips for Syracuse-Area Lawns
What the numbers on a fertilizer bag mean, how weed control products differ, and the habits that make the rest work.
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By Jim Barrett
Pre-Emergent Weed Control For Lawns
How pre-emergent weed control stops crabgrass before it comes up, when to put it down, and liquid versus granular.
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By Jim Barrett
How To Mow Your Lawn For Optimum Health
Sharp blades, the one-third rule, mowing patterns, trimming, edging and clippings: mowing that helps your lawn care work.
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By Jim Barrett
Weed Control For Lawns
Why a thick lawn is the best weed control, and how pre-emergent and broadleaf weed control fit in.
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Lawn Care in Syracuse's North and East Suburbs
Lawn care through the Central New York season: feeding, weed control, mowing, aeration and fall leaves.
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Mosquito & tick control
Seasonal treatments focused on where mosquitoes rest around your outdoor spaces.
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Exterior pest control
Keeps ants, spiders and wasps from moving in around the house. Priced as its own plan.
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